Notable School Districts in Washington

This directory-style guide highlights 50 school districts in Washington. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Seattle School District No. 1 — SEATTLE, Washington. Public school district.
Lake Washington School District — REDMOND, Washington. Public school district.
Spokane School District — SPOKANE, Washington. Public school district.
Tacoma School District — TACOMA, Washington. Public school district.
Kent School District — KENT, Washington. Public school district.
Puyallup School District — PUYALLUP, Washington. Public school district.
Northshore School District — BOTHELL, Washington. Public school district.
Evergreen School District (Clark) — VANCOUVER, Washington. Public school district.
Vancouver School District — VANCOUVER, Washington. Public school district.
Federal Way School District — FEDERAL WAY, Washington. Public school district.
Bethel School District — Spanaway, Washington. Public school district.
Edmonds School District — LYNNWOOD, Washington. Public school district.
Everett School District — Everett, Washington. Public school district.
Issaquah School District — ISSAQUAH, Washington. Public school district.
Kennewick School District — KENNEWICK, Washington. Public school district.
Bellevue School District — BELLEVUE, Washington. Public school district.
Pasco School District — PASCO, Washington. Public school district.
Highline School District — BURIEN, Washington. Public school district.
Auburn School District — AUBURN, Washington. Public school district.
Yakima School District — YAKIMA, Washington. Public school district.
Renton School District — RENTON, Washington. Public school district.
Mukilteo School District — EVERETT, Washington. Public school district.
North Thurston Public Schools — LACEY, Washington. Public school district.
Central Valley School District — Liberty Lake, Washington. Public school district.
Richland School District — West RICHLAND, Washington. Public school district.
Clover Park School District — LAKEWOOD, Washington. Public school district.
Battle Ground School District — BATTLE GROUND, Washington. Public school district.
Bellingham School District — BELLINGHAM, Washington. Public school district.
Central Kitsap School District — SILVERDALE, Washington. Public school district.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District — SUMNER, Washington. Public school district.
Mead School District — MEAD, Washington. Public school district.
Marysville School District — MARYSVILLE, Washington. Public school district.
Lake Stevens School District — LAKE STEVENS, Washington. Public school district.
Olympia School District — OLYMPIA, Washington. Public school district.
Shoreline School District — SHORELINE, Washington. Public school district.
Snohomish School District — SNOHOMISH, Washington. Public school district.
South Kitsap School District — PORT ORCHARD, Washington. Public school district.
Tahoma School District — MAPLE VALLEY, Washington. Public school district.
Peninsula School District — GIG HARBOR, Washington. Public school district.
Moses Lake School District — MOSES LAKE, Washington. Public school district.
Franklin Pierce School District — TACOMA, Washington. Public school district.
Wenatchee School District — WENATCHEE, Washington. Public school district.
Camas School District — CAMAS, Washington. Public school district.
Snoqualmie Valley School District — SNOQUALMIE, Washington. Public school district.
Mount Vernon School District — MOUNT VERNON, Washington. Public school district.
Tumwater School District — TUMWATER, Washington. Public school district.
Sunnyside School District — Sunnyside, Washington. Public school district.
Longview School District — LONGVIEW, Washington. Public school district.
Eastmont School District — EAST WENATCHEE, Washington. Public school district.
Omak School District — OMAK, Washington. Public school district.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2023. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.